Monthly Archives: December 2016

Edward Lear, Stylida (1848)

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Stylida, Greece. Inscribed and dated twice ‘Stylida/26.June.1848’ (lower left and in pencil lower right), also inscribed ‘(84)’ (lower right) with further annotations throughout. Pen and ink and watercolour. 14 x 23.2cm (5 1/2 x 9 1/8in). Provenance Lieutenant Colonel … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Cannes and the Esterel Mountains (1865)

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Cannes and the Esterel Mountains, France. Watercolor with pen and brown ink over traces of pencil; inscribed lower left: Cannes. 8 April 8am 1865, extensively inscribed with color notes. 355 by 555 mm; 13 7/8  by 21 7/8  in. Lear drew … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, The Plains of Bethany

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Plains of Bethany. Signed with monogram (lower left). Oil on canvas. 9 ½ x 18 3/8 in. (24.1 x 47.6 cm.) Jerusalem, with its powerful biblical associations, was the goal of many artist-travellers to the Near East in the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, The Forest of Bavella

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Forest of Bavella. Oil on canvas. 57 ½ by 94 ½ in. (146 x 240 cm.), circa 1878-1888. This monumental view of the pine forest of Bavella, in southern Corsica, is the largest of three known oil paintings that Lear … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear’s Arabian Nights

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Bloomsbury: Four volumes of “The Arabian Nights’s Entertainments”, all owned by Edward Lear, bound in original cloth and with black gilt morocco lettered titles to spines. All signed in ink on the title pages “Edward Lear, Sanremo” with additional pen … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Tower at Boppard on the Rhine (1838)

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Tower at Boppard on the Rhine. Black chalk, heightened with white, on light blue-grey paper. Signed and dated 1838 lower right. Inscribed March lower left. 25.5 x 17 cm. (10 x 6 3/4 in). Provenance: with The Fine Art Society, London (gallery … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, L’Aquila (1845)

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, L’Aquila, 1845. Black chalk, touches of pencil, wash, heightened with white, on light grey paper. Signed and dated 1845 lower left, inscribed Aquila lower left. 14 x 28 cm. (5 1/2 x 11 in), corners trimmed. Provenance: John Scandrett Harford (1787-1866); … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Lago di Fucino (1844)

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Lago di Fucino, 1844. Black chalk, pencil, touches of wash, heightened with white, on light grey coloured laid paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower right, inscribed Lago di Fucino lower left. 14 x 26 cm. (5 1/2 x 10 1/4 in), … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Lago di Scanno (1844)

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Lago di Scanno, 1844. Black chalk, grey wash, heightened with white, on light blue grey paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower right, inscribed Lago di Scanno lower left. 15 x 24 cm. (6 x 9 1/2 in). Provenance: John Scandrett Harford … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, L’Abbazia di Santo Spirito (1844)

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, L’Abbazia di Santo Spirito, 1844. Black chalk, pencil, wash, heightened with white, on light grey paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower right, inscribed [sic] Abaddia di S. Spirito lower left. 8.5 x 15.5 cm. (3 1/4 x 6 1/4 in), corners … Continue reading →

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